An injury is any wound or damage to the body resulting from an event in the work environment.
An illness is a state of poor health. This applies to all faculty, staff, and students.

Examples include:

• Cuts
• Abrasions
• Fracture
• Burns
• Sprains
• Heat stroke
• Frostbite

Contact:

• For serious accidents such as loss of consciousness or trauma, call 911 to have the individual transported to the nearest Emergency Department
• For all other accidents involving University Employees, refer them to UM Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 998-8788
• For all other accidents involving students, refer them to Health Services, 207 Fletcher, 763-4511
• Accidents occurring after hours should be referred to the UMHS Emergency Room

Procedures:
All accidents involving staff must be investigated and the following steps must occur:

1. Follow the above procedures for contacting the appropriate medical help for the illness or injury
2. File a report with Work Connections www.workconnections.umich.edu/forms.html
3. File a report CoE Safety Committee by filling out the Safety Committee Investigation Form
4. Please complete all documentation within 24 hrs. from the event